Korean Culture through Film (3)
The turbulent modern history of South Korea has formed a society
that has involved a variety of social forces, both domestic and
international, in complicated and contradictory ways. The rapid
and sweeping social changes in the society has forced it to
engage with a struggle to re-examine, re-define and revolve
itself and its relation to such basic ideas as nation,
tradition, class, and gender. Contemporary Korean films, which
have also evolved along with the society, provide an especially
interesting introduction to these issues and how Koreans have
thought of and adapted to them. This course focuses on the
issues that intersect national identity, modernization, class,
and gender in contemporary Korean society and culture through
the lens of current Korean films. The course is organized around
the screening of a feature film, preceded by an introduction to
place it in its cultural context and followed by a discussion.
Students are exposed to a selection of films (with English
subtitles) that deal with various issues pertaining to national
identity, class, and gender. The readings for the course are
drawn from diverse fields including anthropology, history,
literature, women's studies, and film studies.

ASIA-296-002

Term: Fall 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: Asian American Experiences

Asian American Experiences (3)
This course introduces the interdisciplinary studies and
conceptual ideas in Asian American studies. Students survey the
various dimensions of Asian American experiences including
social images, status and positionality, languages, immigration
law, history, literature, and arts. Students gain an
understanding of the current multicultural society experiencing
unique features of Asian Americans' life and cultures. Meets
with AMST-296 001.

ASIA-296-003

Term: Fall 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: Communism/Capitalism in E.Asia

Communism and Capitalism in East Asia (3)
This course focuses on the theories of communism and capitalism,
as well as their respective practices in East Asia and
implications for socioeconomic and political development in the
region. More specifically, the course examines the political and
economic systems, processes, and changes in East Asia including
China and Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, and Singapore.
Major contemporary issues and policies of the East Asian systems
are also surveyed, with particular emphasis on how the East Asian
societies' socioeconomic and political performance, as well as
their cultural traditions, affects these regimes' claim to
political legitimacy. Meets with GOVT-233 001.

ASIA-296-001

Term: Summer 2018 Regular Term

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: North Korean Defectors

Instructional Method: Online. North Korean Defectors: Their
Lives, Realities, and Politics (3)
This course provides a broad overview of the multifaceted lives
of North Korean defectors through their own narratives and
insights from experts drawn from interviews, documentaries, and
news articles. The course explores the numerous challenges and
opportunities that the North Korean defectors face on the Korean
peninsula and abroad, touching on a variety of topics such as
the North Korean caste system (songbun), political imprisonment
and human rights violations, refugee resettlements, and
adjusting to life in a new society.

ASIA-296-001

Term: Spring 2019 Semester

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: Modern East Asia

Modern East Asia (3)
The course examines modern East Asia during the critical period
from mid-nineteenth century to the present, as Western powers
arrived on a wholesale scale and the conflicts between tradition
and modernity created major changes in East Asian societies.
Students learn about major historical events, the ideas behind
the changes, and the problems that East Asian political leaders,
intellectuals, and people faced in the process of their society's
shift from traditional to modern.

ASIA-296-002

Term: Spring 2019 Semester

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: Intro to Asian Philosophy

Introduction to Asian Philosophy (3)
A thematic introduction to the Eastern philosophical tradition.
Students read major classic and contemporary texts in Eastern
philosophy on being, world, society, and ethics, and examine
Eastern philosophers' views on the nature of self, personhood,
politics, family, and gender; logics, religion, and cosmology.
Meets with PHIL-211 001.

ASIA-296-003

Term: Spring 2019 Semester

Course Level: Undergraduate

Section Title: History of Modern China

History of Modern China (3)
A survey of the major events, themes, and issues in modern
Chinese history, from the Qing empire to the twentieth century.
Meets with HIST-251 001.